6.5.1.2. Types of houses

akudasɩakudasɪna small townNɩ fʋda akudasɩ tamɛ fʋtamayɔ ndɔtɔ agyuma a, fʋmɛ́ɛdɛ tɔtɔ bwɛ.If you are in the village, but you are not farming, you are doing nothing.cfnkudasɩfɔfarm people6.5.1.2Types of houses
akudaakuda(H) pl.nkudaFrom:Akanakudanhouse on the farm; out of townNda akuda, sʋ mɩ ndɔtɔ agyʋma tɔwa mɩ ɔsa. Because I sleep at my village I can get my farm work done quickly.I sleep at (my) village so my farm work always goes quickly for me.cfibuhut6.5.1.2Types of housescomp.da akudastay on farm
ibuibú contractionbu4nhut made on the farmNada ibu mɩ ndɔtɔ. I put up a hut on my farm.cfakudavillageobu2building6.5.1.2Types of houses
ɩfa2ɪfa(H) nshelter around yam seedlings to protect them from the sunIgyo mʋ́a afaasɩ amʋ fɛ́ɛ́ lakɔkwɛ wa ɩfa amʋtɔ. All the yam and water yam have sprouted in the yam shed.cfɩdan2storage6.5.1.2Types of houses6.2.6.4Store the harvest
ɩdan2ɪdã̂(L)pl.ndanna way of storing certain harvested items, maize, beans, yam, water yamKpoli ɩdan igyi aku anyɔ. Gyankpapʋ a, fókwi nyi yi. Fówun faklɩ ntan manta mʋ́ sʋ, da fʋ kpoli akpʋn sian mʋ́ sʋ.There are two kinds of maize storage. For the first you set up poles and tie crossbars between them and hang the maize from them.Nyɔɔsɩ gyi: Fɔ́pʋ abotodua bwɛ mʋ́. Fówun fatrɛ kpoli amʋ mʋ́ sʋ.The second kind: You use bamboo to make it. You arrange the maize on it (usually in a circular pile).cfɩfa2shelterɔdankpastorage facility6.5.1.2Types of houses6.2.6.4Store the harvest
kantankpakantaŋ͡mk͡pa nshelter made from bamboo and palm branches used for gatheringsBɛɛ abégyi nkɛ amʋ dɩnsʋ sʋ a, ayɛda kantankpa aba. They say we will make a festive occasion at Denso, so we are going to erect a palm shelter and come.cfpatashed6.5.1.2Types of houses
ɔdankpaɔdaŋ͡mk͡panstorage table for storing harvestNɩ ɔkʋ medekle ánɩ́ ɔbɔ́bwɛ ɩfa a, ɔbɔ́pʋ botodua bwɛ ɔdankpa. Fówun alapʋ mʋ igyo aná dɩnka mʋ́sʋ.If someone does not want to build a yam barn, he will make a bamboo table so that he can put the yam on it.cfɩdan2storage6.5.1.2Types of houses6.2.6.4Store the harvest
patapatápl.apataFrom:AkanpatanshedAbabegyi nkɛ, sʋ abɛ́da apata mɛnɩ aha bétsia mʋ́ ayasɩ. Fówun owí mɔtɔ amʋ́.We are coming to have a festival, so we will make sheds in order that people will sit under it. So that the sun will not burn them.cfkantankpashelter6.5.1.2Types of houses